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Clamor for Equality
Paul Bryan Gray
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Description for Clamor for Equality
"A biography of Francisco P. Ramairez, Mexican American rights activist and publisher of El Clamor Paublico, a Spanish-language newspaper that circulated in Los Angeles, California, from 1855 to 1859"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
A dramatic response to American racism occurred in Los Angeles during 1855 when eighteen-year-old Francisco P. Ramírez published a Spanish-language newspaper, El Clamor Público. Ramírez called upon a Mexican American majority to seize control of their destiny by electing themselves to public office.
Ramírez was a radical liberal in a town controlled by white conservative Southerners with antebellum values. Nevertheless, from 1855 to 1859, he railed against slavery and ridiculed those in Los Angeles who supported it. His demands for Mexican equality, the abolition of slavery, free elections, and education for women were well ahead of his time. He ... Read more
A dramatic response to American racism occurred in Los Angeles during 1855 when eighteen-year-old Francisco P. Ramírez published a Spanish-language newspaper, El Clamor Público. Ramírez called upon a Mexican American majority to seize control of their destiny by electing themselves to public office.
Ramírez was a radical liberal in a town controlled by white conservative Southerners with antebellum values. Nevertheless, from 1855 to 1859, he railed against slavery and ridiculed those in Los Angeles who supported it. His demands for Mexican equality, the abolition of slavery, free elections, and education for women were well ahead of his time. He ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896727632
SKU
V9780896727632
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About Paul Bryan Gray
Paul Bryan Gray, a California lawyer and historian, was honoured in 2001 with the Historical Society of Southern California’s Donald H. Pflueger Award for distinguished research and writing, in connection with Forster vs. Pico: The Struggle for the Rancho Santa Margarita. Gordon Morris Bakken teaches American history at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of ... Read more
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